Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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